ZIP Code 23518

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Norfolk city, Virginia.

Population: 28,957
Median household income: $73,899
Median home value: $280,200

ZIP Code 23518 (Norfolk city, Virginia) is home to about 28,957 residents. At $73,899, its median household income sits above Norfolk city's $64,017.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 23518's population declined 1.2% from 29,301 to 28,957, while its median gross rent rose 27.5% from $1,057 to $1,348.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 19.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 59.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,957
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $73,899
Median home value: $280,200
Median gross rent: $1,348
Housing units: 13,911
Homeownership rate: 56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,30128,957

Median household income

$59,299$73,899

Median home value

$221,100$280,200

Median gross rent

$1,057$1,348

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,301	$59,299	$221,100	$1,057
2020	29,098	$60,243	$229,000	$1,091
2021	28,602	$65,286	$234,200	$1,125
2022	29,337	$71,313	$263,200	$1,222
2023	28,957	$73,899	$280,200	$1,348

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3419.9%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,387	4.8%
5 to 17	4,303	14.9%
18 to 24	1,726	6.0%
25 to 34	5,759	19.9%
35 to 44	3,249	11.2%
45 to 54	3,437	11.9%
55 to 64	4,169	14.4%
65 to 74	3,035	10.5%
75 and over	1,892	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,238	59.5%
Black or African American	6,106	21.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	0.1%
Asian	1,391	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	260	0.9%
Two or more races	1,326	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,602	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate27.5%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree20.2%

Graduate or professional degree11.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,844	8.6%
High school graduate	5,928	27.5%
Some college or associate's	6,923	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	4,351	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,495	11.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,092	76.6%
Carpooled	1,308	8.3%
Public transit	59	0.4%
Walked	206	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,773	11.2%
Other means	350	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,423	17.3%
15 to 29 min	6,737	48.1%
30 to 44 min	3,016	21.5%
45 to 59 min	824	5.9%
60+ min	1,015	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 8.5% (2,452 of 28,816)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,998	62.9%
Nonfamily households	4,717	37.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,715	91.4%
Vacant	1,196	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,163	56.3%
Renter-occupied	5,552	43.7%

1-unit, detached60.5%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units12.4%

5 to 19 units14.5%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,412	60.5%
1-unit, attached	820	5.9%
2 to 4 units	1,726	12.4%
5 to 19 units	2,019	14.5%
20 or more units	618	4.4%
Mobile home & other	316	2.3%

ZIP Code 23518

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